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PACS facilitates a back-to-school event in Homewood
The University of Pittsburgh was well represented at Faison Elementary's Back-to-School event. The Pitt Department of Occupational Therapy, the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, and PittServes volunteers were facilitated by Pitt-Assisted Communities & Schools (PACS). Read more

August 30, 2016

Faculty to give lectures about diversity in the classroom
MSW Program Director Lynn Coghill and Assistant Professor James Huguley are each facilitating one of Pitt's Year of Diversity teaching workshops which will discuss perspectives of specific student populations. Read more

August 30, 2016

Board of Visitor member profiled
Board of Visitor member Diane Holder is Executive vice president of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, president of UPMC's Insurance Services Division, and president and CEO of the UPMC Health Plan. Read more

August 30, 2016

Dedicated social work alumna passes away
MSW alumna Jacquelyn Naughton will be remembered as a social worker who nurtured loyal followers. Read more

August 29, 2016

School of Social Work and Equality Pennsylvania Co-Host White House LGBT Summit
The White House has been hosting regional LGBT summits around the country to provide an opportunity to highlight federal services available, lift up the work of local LGBT activists and allies, and create a networking forum for advocates. Read more

August 29, 2016

School of Social Work Fall Speaker Series Schedule Released
Speakers will address topics relating to human trafficking, juvenile justice, and environmental justice. Read more

August 25, 2016

Professor part of efforts to fight opioid epidemic
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Assistant Professor Gerald Cochran is part of a newly funded three-year, three million-dollar project to help improve opioid addiction treatment in rural Pennsylvania. Read more

Faculty member helps connect teens and special needs kids
David E. Epperson Associate Professor of Social Work Danny Rosen is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about the Friendship Circle, a Jewish organization that couples teen volunteers with special needs youth. Rosen is the former chairman of Pittsburgh’s Friendship Circle. Read more

August 24, 2016

Faculty fight against discrimination of women
Associate Professor Sara Goodkind and Associate Professor Rachel Fusco had a letter published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about working to help pass the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Ordinance in Pittsburgh. Read more

August 23, 2016

Professor leads campus healthcare enrollment efforts
COSA Chair Tracy Soska is collaborating with national non-profit Enroll America, an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington D.C., working to maximize the number of Pitt community members with health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Read more

August 22, 2016

School of Social Work Orientation 2016 Schedules
Review the schedules for MSW and BASW student orientations which will be held Thursday, August 25, 2016 - Friday, August 26, 2016 Read more

August 22, 2016

CRSP Fall Speaker Series Schedule Released
Lecture topics include diversity programs, policing, and school discipline. Read more

August 17, 2016

Be A School H.E.R.O.!
Pitt-Assisted Communities & Schools (PACS) is partnering with the Homewood Children's Village on their Community Schools Attendance event. Pitt volunteers will be canvassing residents & business owners in Homewood to stress the importance of regular and on-time school attendance.
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August 11, 2016

Helping kindergarteners get off to a great start!
Pitt-Assisted Communities & Schools (PACS) will partner on Pittsburgh Faison's Kindergarten Kick-Off--a fun way to ease kids’ anxiety and make the first day of school memorable with smiling faces, warm handshakes, high-fives, balloons, and much more! Read more